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re: Have You Ever Dealt With Stress to the Point it Affected You Physically?
Posted on 8/14/16 at 11:24 am to ThinePreparedAni
Posted on 8/14/16 at 11:24 am to ThinePreparedAni
Literally two or three days before all my stuff started I had a moment where I was standing in my backyard cleaning up after an evening of playing with my kids thinking I had everything I had ever wanted. I got choked up for a moment with how great things were and how blessed I felt.
So I don't know where this all came from.
I exercise regularly but am certainly not overtraining.
I've seen a doc a couple of times but I think I am going to go back and see if Low testosterone could be an issue.
Is it pretty normal for anxiety to lead to depression? I feel like 3-4 days ago my anxiety went away but it was replaced by depression feelings which has been even worse and now I'm anxious about being depressed forever. Basically an endless cycle of suck. Everybody keeps telling me to get on meds to break the cycle but I don't even know if that's how it works...
TLDR I know but it helps to vent.
So I don't know where this all came from.
I exercise regularly but am certainly not overtraining.
I've seen a doc a couple of times but I think I am going to go back and see if Low testosterone could be an issue.
Is it pretty normal for anxiety to lead to depression? I feel like 3-4 days ago my anxiety went away but it was replaced by depression feelings which has been even worse and now I'm anxious about being depressed forever. Basically an endless cycle of suck. Everybody keeps telling me to get on meds to break the cycle but I don't even know if that's how it works...
TLDR I know but it helps to vent.
This post was edited on 8/14/16 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 8/14/16 at 12:12 pm to RandySavage
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Everybody keeps telling me to get on meds to break the cycle but I don't even know if that's how it works...
That's EXACTLY how it works. When your quality of life drops drastically, and you are going days to weeks that way? You need meds. If a simple Benzo breaks it and you are fine in a week? Great. Move on with life. If not you may need meds and counseling. Cognitive behavioral therapy.
I stopped at meds. I've had flare ups where I thought about counseling, but they always subside. You CAN keep going the way you are going. But it is miserable. And when you notice that your kids notice? That's another wall of guilt, panic, and depression.
My rock bottom... Full disclosure. I already mentioned my driving range meltdown. Just had to leave a bucket of balls in the tee box. Later that night I fricking BAWLED in front of my wife. We had just went to bed. Couldn't do it. Couldn't stop it. She knew I was anxious, but that freaked her out. It was a good 3 minutes of shameful sobbing. I don't think I've cried that hard at deaths of loved ones. Made ZERO fricking sense.
That's why it's anxiety or depressive DISORDER. If I chase you with an axe, you should be anxious. If a parent dies, you should be depressed and grieve. But when your life is just rolling along and your brain is telling you to feel the same way? Releasing the same chemicals? It is no way to live.
Good luck.
Posted on 8/14/16 at 12:46 pm to RandySavage
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RandySavage
The more I hear about your situation in these threads the more similar it is to mine. We're the same age, both seem to have been content with young families and both had this shite start over perceived health issues. I'm almost through mine (been 3 months) and everything you're saying I was experiencing a month or so ago. You can email me if you want (csmit55@gmail).
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